🌱 Homeless Shelter Gets County Funds + Trains Northward Still Halted

Welcome back, Oceanside-Camp Pendleton! I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know that's going on in town, including:

• Oceanside Navigation Center gets county funds to complete renovations.
• Ugly Sweater Christmas Party at Hangar 76 and other holiday events.
• Still no train service north of Oceanside until February.

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But first, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to sun. High: 66 Low: 33.

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Here are the top stories in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton today:

1. Oceanside is one step closer to completion of a year-round homeless shelter, thanks to funding from the county. The San Diego Rescue Mission was approved in 2021 to transform the former Ocean Shores High School into the Oceanside Navigation Center. The shelter plans to house up to 50 homeless individuals along with providing other services to help people transition into permanent housing. "With the additional county funds, the city now has nearly $9.6 million to complete the $7.8 million shelter project. The remaining $1.8 million will reimburse the city's Inclusionary Housing funds." (Coast News)
2. There's holiday magic in the air with a sleighful of festive events throughout the San Diego area this weekend. Among "10 Things To Do in San Diego from December 15-18" is the Ugly Sweater Christmas Party at Carruth Cellars' Oceanside Tasting room, Hangar 76. One of the most popular events is the Pet Parade in the Gaslamp. Get in the spirit and check out the complete event line-up. (San Diego Magazine)
3. Trains heading north of Oceanside are still on hold, but rail service could resume by February. Unstable ground along the coastal tracks caused all passenger service between Oceanside and San Clemente to be halted in September. "We've known for a long time the beach erosion is jeopardizing the tracks," said Rick Erkeneff of the Surfrider Foundation. "The latest emergency closure to the line is no surprise." (OCRegister/paywall)

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Today in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton:

• Spirit Week: Winter Wonderland - Mission Vista High (All Day)
• Holiday Gear Day - Oceanside High (All Day)
• Pep Rally Schedule - Mission Vista High (8:30 AM)
• AD Jason Ford Retirement - Veterans Association of North County (1:30 PM)
• F/JV/V Boys Basketball v. Escondido @ OHS (4:00 PM)
• Christmas Party - Squadron 1, Air Traffic Control Company K (5:00 PM)
• Girls Basketball vs Del Norte - Mission Vista High (5:30 PM)
• NSDC NAACP Annual Meeting - North San Diego County NAACP (6:30 PM)
• Choir Concert - Mission Vista High (7:00 PM)
• Megill & Company's Not Your Normal Nutcracker - Brooks Theatre (7:30 PM)

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From my community notebook:

• "The last standing Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard! 🐴 U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard participated in the 2022 Victorville Children Christmas Parade in Victorville, California, on Dec. 3, 2022. The Marine Corp..." (Camp Pendleton via Instagram)
• "Bring the holidays home with the virtual Holiday Homes Tour! Celebrate 36 years of elegant home design with four professionally decorated homes, in San Diego County. This year VCC has some real treats for you, including an amazin..." (Oceanside Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• "Art in the Park is a FREE art class for kids and their families at Joe Balderrama Park 🎨🌳 At the Recreation Center, join the bilingual City of Oceanside Parks and Recreation staff to make art and crafts over the course of 4 weeks. Regi..." (City of Oceanside - Government via Facebook)
• "The 15th Annual Oceanside International Film Festival will be held February 22-26, 2023! The Oceanside International Film Festival offers a wide variety of opportunities to local businesses to support our community artists. Check out the..." (Oceanside Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)

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Events:

• Christmas Eve Services With Live Nativity & Free Petting Zoo! (December 23)
• San Diego's Largest Networking Event (January 11)
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That's it for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with your next update.

— Lisa Frost

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